Re: linked list rewrite - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Neil Conway
Subject Re: linked list rewrite
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Msg-id D9987284-996B-11D8-AC99-000A95AB279E@samurai.com
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In response to Re: linked list rewrite  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On 27-Apr-04, at 10:07 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
[ ... on the topic of list_union(), list_union_int() and friends ]
> I guess the real question in my mind is whether there is any true gain 
> in symmetry or readability by doing it this way.

I think there's a small gain: everything else being equal, an API with 
fewer functions is easier to use and easier to understand. If we can 
provide a single function that takes the place of three functions 
without losing anything, we ought to do so.

-Neil



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